Can the Town government expect sales taxes to drop during 2020, compared to 2019? Well, yes. But by how much?
Category: News/Politics
LETTER: My Very First Welfare Check
Just ten minutes earlier, the governor of Colorado had announced the shutdown of every restaurant and bar in the state for at least thirty days…
EDITORIAL: Closed for Business, Part Nine
People are often attracted to this little mountain community because they value solitude, and that’s one thing this town has been happy to offer…
OPINION: Senator Michael Bennet Praises Federal Relief Package
“In the weeks ahead, we must continue working to support families, keep small businesses afloat, and ensure that our health care workers have everything they need…”
ACLU of Colorado Statement on Polis’ Guidance to Local Law Enforcement
Governor Polis is to be commended for putting science and the heath of all Coloradans above politics…
EDITORIAL: Senate Approves ‘Stimulus Checks’ and Much More in $2 Trillion Package
The bill now goes to the US House of Representatives, where Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced a planned vote tomorrow morning…
EDITORIAL: Closed for Business, Part Eight
For all of these reasons, we might want to pay attention to the latest Order handed down by the folks in Denver…
HMPRESENTLY: Evocative Words… Are They Hazardous to Our Health?
Maybe your parents or relatives talked about the Great Depression, about people struggling to get by when the global economy crashed in the ’30s…
OPINION: Further Steps Needed to Protect the Incarcerated
The legislation includes funding for federal, state and local corrections systems to counteract the spread of COVID-19…
EDITORIAL: Closed for Business, Part Seven
“Flattening the curve buys society time, which hopefully is used well to ramp up medical facilities…”
EDITORIAL: Closed for Business, Part Six
The occasion was a special “Seniors Only” shopping event, from 7-8am…
First Positive COVID-19 Case Reported in La Plata County
“San Juan Basin Public Health has been preparing for weeks, as a case in our jurisdiction has been expected…”
OPINION: US Park Service Selling Out to Telecom Giants, Part Three
“The root of the problem is a Park Service embrace of cellular coverage without any critical analysis…”
HMPRESENTLY: Rough Notes During Coronavirus Briefings
“When President Donald Trump speaks, financial markets gyrate and quiver in real time……”
EDITORIAL: Polis Orders Businesses, Agencies to Reduce ‘In-Person’ Workforce
“If we don’t abide by these simple, common sense protocols, you will be jeopardizing lives,” he claimed…
Outdoor Etiquette in a Trying Time
Breathing in phytoncide, airborne chemicals produced by plants, increases our levels of white blood cells and helps fight off infections and diseases…
Senators Request Clarification on Apparent DACA Policy Changes
“We are gravely concerned that the Trump Administration is preparing mass deportations of Dreamers, young immigrants who grew up in the United States and know no other home…”
OPINION: US Park Service Selling Out to Telecom Giants, Part Two
“That is the trend. That is where we are going as a society,” he said. “And the Park Service wants to enable that…”
LETTER: The Answer is Simple
Businesses that close for safety will open again with employee guarantee positions when displaced…